jis par dil rota hai wo bhi hans kar karna padta hai
apne ghar ki raunaq ko khud be-ghar karna padta hai

achchhe achchhe dab jate hain rasm-e-zamana ke aage
dekh ke chup rahte hain dil ko patthar karna padta hai

aane wale din ki fikren khwabon ko das leti hain
nind se jalti aankhon ko be-manzar karna padta hai

chahne aur chahe jaane ki khwahish jurm nahin lekin
ruswai ko apne sar ki chadar karna padta hai

aise mod pe aa jati hai badhte badhte baat kabhi
phul se lahje ko majburan khanjar karna padta hai

raat parae des mein kati to ye bhi malum hua
hath ko takiya aur zamin ko bistar karna padta hai

ji kahta hai rad kar dun main aise khwabon ko 'masum'
jin ki tabiron par matam aksar karna padta hai